Systems and methods for biometric data collections

• US 10,210,410 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IntegenX Inc. (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: IntegenX Inc. (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
• Inventors: Schueren, Robert A., King, David, Park, Chungsoo Charles, Jovanovich, Stevan B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Saini, Amandeep
• Application Number:
  US14/919,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 382116
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/00 Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/15 Biometric patterns based on physiological signals, e.g. heartbeat, blood flow
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/67 by interactive indications to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/70 Multimodal biometrics, e.g. combining information from different biometric modalities
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/00 Speaker identification or verification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/30 Data warehousing; Computing architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A biometric biochemical analysis system includes a user interface module to provide instructions for collecting and handling biochemical sampling and processing related to biometric data gathering as well as capturing biometric data using digital data capturing devices. The user interface module and display are integrated with analysis and communications portions of the biometric biochemical analysis system to provide a portable system for multi-portion data collecting, storage, verification, and analysis.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

(I) an authentication sub-system comprising a camera,

(II) a biochemical analysis sub-system comprising a sample cartridge interface and a fluidics assembly including a pump,

(III) a communications interface,

(IV) system memory, and

(V) one or more processors;

wherein the system is configured to;

(a) authenticate a user by facial recognition based on one or more images taken by the camera, wherein authentication proceeds without an active command from the user;

(b) instruct the user to provide a biological sample of a third party to the biochemical analysis sub-system;

(c) without further user input, automatically controlling the biochemical analysis sub-system to execute a biochemical analysis on the biological sample of the third party; and

(d) communicate, through the communications interface, genetic data of the third party obtained from the biochemical analysis to a server, wherein the server is configured to compare the genetic data of the third party and genetic data in a criminal records database to determine whether the data of the third party match the data of an individual in the criminal records database.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to:

(e) receive, through the communication interface, data indicating whether the data of the third party match the data of the individual in the criminal records database.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the biochemical analysis sub-system comprises an electrophoresis analyzer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the biological sample is provided by insertion of a sample cartridge into the sample receiver interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system of claim 1 is configured to operate the camera to periodically or continually scan the environment for a user that can be authenticated.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

(IV) a digital biometric data capture device;

wherein the system is further configured to;

(d) instruct the authenticated user to electronically capture biometric data from the third party using the digital biometric data capture device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the digital biometric capture device comprises a camera, a fingerprint reader or a retinal scanner.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the biochemical analysis sub-system is configured to perform a biochemical analysis on a biological sample provided to the biochemical analysis sub-system.

9. A method comprising:

(a) without an active command from a user, using an authentication sub-system of a system to collect one or more camera images of a user and authenticating the user based on the camera images;

(b) instructing the user through a user interface on the system to provide a biological sample of a third party to a biochemical analysis sub-system of the system, wherein the biochemical analysis sub-system comprises a sample cartridge interface and a fluidics assembly including a pump; and

(c) without further user input, automatically executing a biochemical analysis on the biological sample of the third party using the biochemical analysis sub-system; and

(d) communicating, through a communications interface of the system, genetic data of the third party obtained from the biochemical analysis to a server, wherein the server is configured to compare the genetic data of the third party and genetic data in a criminal records database to determine whether the data of the third party match the data of an individual in the criminal records database.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

(e) receiving, through the communication interface, data indicating whether the data of the third party match the data of the individual in the criminal records database.

11. A method for collection and analysis of biometric data from subjects by non-technical users at an integrated biometric data collection and analysis system, the system comprising a logic processor operationally connected to:

a memory, a user interface, a biometric data capture component, a biochemical analysis sub-system comprising a biological sample receiver and a fluidics assembly including a pump, and a communications interface, the method comprising;

authenticating a user using the user interface;

directing the user using the user interface to input initial data regarding a third party using the user interface or the biometric data capture component or both;

performing an initial search using the initial data;

directing the user using the user interface to place the biological sample into the biological sample receiver for biologic analysis;

executing a biochemical analysis on the biological sample of the third party using the biochemical analysis sub-system, thereby obtaining genetic data of the third party;

transferring the genetic data of the third party to a server for forensic identification, wherein the forensic identification compares the genetic data of the third party and genetic data in a criminal records database to determine whether the genetic data of the third party match the genetic data of an individual in the criminal records database;

optionally, indicate to a user progress of the biologic analysis and progress of the transfer using the user interface;

optionally, indicate to a user when to remove the sample from the system and further handling of the sample;

receive data regarding forensic identification; and

present the data regarding forensic identification to the user using the user interface.

12. A system for collecting biometric data comprising:

at least one logic processor;

data storage;

at least one biological sample receiver;

at least one electronic biometric data capture module;

at least one biochemical analyzer module comprising a fluidics assembly including a pump;

at least one communications interface;

at least one user presentation module; and

wherein the processor is configurable with logic instructions to enable the system to perform a method of;

using the user presentation module to direct said user to collect electronically captured biometric data from a third party using the electronic biometric data capture module;

using the user presentation module to direct the user to place a biologic sample of the third party into the at least one biological sample receiver and/or to prepare a biologic sample of the third party;

performing, using the biochemical analyzer module, a biochemical analysis of the sample of the third party to produce a set of genetic data; and

communicating the genetic data of the third party to a server over the communications interface, wherein the server comprises a criminal records database, and wherein the server is configured to compare the genetic data of the third party and genetic data in a criminal records database to determine whether the genetic data of the third party match the genetic data of an individual in the criminal records database.

13. The system according to claim 12 wherein the at least one biological sample receiver comprises one or more of:

a cartridge receiver;

a cartridge receiver and a cartridge;

a liquid sample receiver; and

a solid sample receiver.

14. The system according to claim 12 wherein the least one electronic biometric data capture module comprises one or more of:

one or more scanners or cameras for capturing images or scanning data from one or more of;

a face or any other part of a body or clothing useful in identification;

prints of fingers, palms, feet, toes;

a sample or a sample with a bar code, RFID code, or other code; and

an identification card or birth certificate or death certificate or other papers;

a retinal scan;

one or more audio recorders for capturing a voice print or other audio data; and

one or more interfaces for attaching to external data capture devices.

15. The system according to claim 12 wherein the at least one electronic biometric data capture module comprises one or more of:

a still camera;

a video camera;

an infrared camera or other heat detecting or imaging devices;

a scanner for scanning finger prints, hand prints, or foot prints;

a retina scanner;

a facial scanner;

a microphone for recording audio data; and

one or more interfaces to connecting to any external capture device.

16. The system according to claim 12 wherein the at least one biochemical analyzer module comprises one or more of:

an electrophoresis analyzer;

one or more other analyzers or detectors;

one or more sample cartridge interfaces; and

one or more interfaces for attaching to external analyzers or detectors.

17. The system according to claim 16 wherein the logic processor is configured to execute instructions to perform a biochemical reaction on a sample in a sample cartridge engaged with the cartridge interface to produce a reaction product and to analyze the reaction product.

18. The system according to claim 12 further comprising at least one additional analyzers or detectors.

19. The system according to claim 18 wherein the at least one additional analyzers or detectors comprises one or more of:

one or more medical examination detectors able to determine one or more of heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, or other medical parameters;

one or more detectors for detecting drugs or alcohol or other parameters from body sample such as hair, blood, skin, or urine; and

one or more detectors for detecting drugs or alcohol or other parameters from a breath sample.

20. The system according to claim 12 wherein the at least one communications interface comprises one or more of:

a wired or wireless connection to a local area network;

a wired or wireless connection to an external connection, such as the Internet; and

a wired or wireless connection to one or more local devices or systems.

21. The system according to claim 12 wherein the at least one user presentation module comprises one or more of:

one or more multipurpose displays for presenting video, image, or text content;

one or more audio devices for presenting audio content;

one or more visual or audio indicators for indicating a state of a particular part of component of the system; and

one or more interfaces for external presentation devices.

22. The system according to claim 12 wherein system components are operationally connected into effectively one system with a user presentation interface configured to direct collection of both a sample and to capture biometric data.

23. The system according to claim 22 wherein a plurality of said modules are configured into a physical housing that provides a unified physical system.

24. The system according to claim 12 wherein the processor is further configurable to use one or more of said modules to:

authenticate a user.

25. The system according to claim 12 wherein the processor is further configurable to use the user presentation module to direct a user to collect the biologic sample from the third party.

26. The system according to claim 25 wherein the biologic sample is selected from the group consisting of:

saliva, blood, semen, hair, tissues, bodily fluids, a non-living substance suspected of being contaminated with DNA, a swab or other instrument used to sample substances suspected of containing DNA.

27. The system according to claim 25 wherein the third party is selected from the group consisting of:

a person being detained;

a living or deceased victim of an accident or natural disaster;

a living or deceased victim of a crime or other act of violence; and

a living or deceased unidentified person.